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Tlaloc Effigy Vessels : Guanacaste-Nicoya Vessel Depicting the Head of Tlaloc
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Guanacaste-Nicoya Vessel Depicting the Head of Tlaloc - PF.3713
Origin: Guanacaste, Nicoya, Costa Rica
Circa: 1000
AD
to 1500
AD
Dimensions:
13" (33.0cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
Location: UAE
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| Description |
This pear-shaped jar rests on a flared pedestal
foot and tapers to a wide neck. From the
shoulder to the rim the jar is painted with
multiple horizontal bands containing various
design elements, some containing jaguars,
others containing symbols possibly related to
jaguars. A human head effigy occupies the main
body of the jar. The eyes are small, but
prominent, outlined in black paint below heavy
black brows. The nose is small and slightly
retroact, the lips are apart, exposing teeth, and
the orange paint around them is continued along
the cheeks, symbolizing face paint. On the foot
rim there is a repeating jaguar motif. The vessel
is very symbolic and may relate to the god of
hunting. The orange paint used for the ear
decorations symbolizes gold, and therefore
status.
- (PF.3713)
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